Sootea (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sootea (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Sootea forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Member of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati, Indian National Congress
• 1967: N.C. Bhuyan, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Swarna Probha Mahanta, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Golok Kakati, Janata Party
• 1985: Robin Saikia, Independent
• 1991: Kushal Sahu, Indian National Congress
• 1996: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
• 2001: Praneswar Basumatari, Indian National Congress
• 2006: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
• 2011: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
• 2016: Padma Hazarika, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2021: Padma Hazarika, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021 result

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Sootea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Padma Hazarika	84,807	56.50	+1.06
	INC	Praneswar Basumatary	60,432	40.26	−4.25
	NOTA	None of the above	2,411	1.61	+0.14
Majority			24,375
Turnout			1,50,091
Registered electors
	BJP hold		Swing

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Sootea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Padma Hazarika	60,440	45.89
	INC	Praneswar Basumatary	58,622	44.51
	CPI(M)	Khemraj Chetry	4,914	3.73
	Independent	Jyoti Subba	2,484	1.88
	Independent	Mahendra Urang	2,112	1.60
	Independent	Arun Nath	1,189	0.90
	NOTA	None of the above	1,941	1.47
Majority			1,818	1.38
Turnout			1,31,702	82.95
Registered electors			1,58,765
	BJP gain from Asom Gana Parishad		Swing

See also

• Sootea
• Tezpur
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly